Holding device



' 1,476,843 B. A JOHNSON HOLDING DEVICE Filed March 11. 1922 5' E i 4 6 Lil- 8 ii Z Z x! v 8+ 4: g

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1 App tion filed i nii h TOMB whom 2'2 concern j V 1 Be it known thatI, 13mm cA. .Joi=rii soi r',-" a citizen of the United States -residin'g at c Devices, ofsvhioli the "following is: 21[ S P8Cl:'

device,

Figure. 4 Is an enlarged transverse sec fication; reference being accompanying drawing;

This invention-relates to hold fast-means is to produce a simlilie reference characters indicate like parts;

' Figure 1 is a perspective view or one form of the device employed as a belt buckle; 1

Figure 2' is an under s de plan v ew of Figurel;

Figure 3 showinga modified formiof jaWf adjusting tional view on the line 4-4 Figure 2,

'Figure 5 is a top plan view of the device as em )lo ed in one form of annentholder b 7 t Figure 6 is a transversesectional. view on the line 6 6, Figure 5, V r V 7 7 I F'gure 7 is'a still further modified form of thedevice as a garment support and Figure 8 is a transverse sectional vieiv on Y the line 8-8, Figure 7.-

' In the buckle forin of the device a double ended housing composed of the sidewalls ll,' inclined top Walls 22, and bottom well u, is provided, it-being ofthe general stitching or the like.

size to accommodate "the. strap to be cooperatively used thei'ewitln sucli for example as a belt strap 4;. The bottom wall 3 of the housing preferably rterininates a short dis tance beyond "a centerfline thereof and spaced from said termlnation 1s a transverse,

bar or rod 5 to Which the stationary end 6 of thestrap .4 is permanently fixed as by The elongated narrow openin'g 'iin the Wholly surrounded end; 7 of the housing is of a size toconveniently' accommodate the I nonnrne neuron. r

'slid -bly mounted a gi :ad therein to the ,Qfixecl and has special reference tof a?novelqform of" device which, may be employed in various] ways such as a-bulclzle or 'garinentholding dependable device be this;

and advantages Willappear.

I ,dreiving,

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming part of this applicationin which is a Silllllfil' VlGW to Figure? tom therein}freely :admits 02% th'elrnanip 'ulahon g above the. fixed f end thereo i. Within the enclosed the sidewalls rim-ct; ithe hous ngjand. securely strap while the other: bot;

v idpf the housing is 1 1ppingjziqnf S 'thefsamei g norm llyresting :upon;the inner surface of;

Thro-ughflsuitahle slots ino the sidesof the, 8 are; any

desired form ot adjusting knobs 10, which ftion of the free e'n'dioq": the strap"thro ug'h the Duluth, in thezcounty lof Sti.g,Louis-and* State of "Minnesotar,- have invented certain: 15 new 'and usefulImprovements :in"Ho ldi1 1g' protrude slightly, beyond the side Walls ifpreferred these knobs maybe rnounted L Y upon.the;.ter1ninals otearodor pinexten'd- H ,70c means the jaiv' n ay} befinanually lidback and forth on -.theqbotto in 3 of the housing igu reior" the j aw which h'as o vwholly, throughthe aw 8. l "By "this and {asa is tapparent; V w

the Slltllilglbf. this A; inclined upper surface parallel with the inclination of the adj'acent top ivall 2 of the housing will tend todiniinish the space in termediate. of it and the under side of the inclined "surface adjacent thereto. Thus] when the, freefendofthe strap 4 is slipped into the end 7ofthe: housingioverthe jaw of the housing the-jaw 8 may be adjusted at any time to either free'or bind the strap intermediate of the jaws "and the inclined will automatically operate to impinge said strap and prevent its ithdrawing.

In Figure got the drawing-the same term 8, and eventually throughthe'opposite' end of'housing and strap attachingand operatjing devlcef'is employeitheonly exceptionbeing that 1 the device 11' for operating, the j aw. 8 therein protrudes downwardly through a suitable opening in the bottom 3;: of the housingandjis adjustablejfrom the undersideoi the buchle instead oi thelat eral sides thereofjsuch being a somewhat preferred form for a belt'buckle.

In Figures 5 "and 6 is shown a garment support ng Lclip involving the samegnon-i. slipp ng; mechanism except that the 'Slldable impinging jawlQ is operated through a slot '18 upon thefupper inclined Wall 1&1

of the doublefinger like member 15, the

JatterlmV-ing a hold'fast means 16 attached 1 to one endthereof while'it is bifurcated atthe opposite end and in such a Way the ing-behind the jaiw.

upper border of a steering or sock Ina-j be slipped therein when the lockingdevice or I key may either close downwardly byhand or grm ityas the case may be when the outwardnrovement of the garment, being thus engaged will be instantly and automatically retarded. r i

V. The side walls 17 the upper haltjof 1 the bifurcated portionfof the clip are bent 4 N downwardly at right'angles to the upper ,t face thus forming a} guide'woy for the jaw 12 j and avoldlng acc dental V dislodgrnent therefrom, also acts as a reinforcement for K i the upperhelf. of the clipendpreventsnny 7' IDort1onsofen engaged garment from catch 7 In Figures i v further modification of the invention wh ch comprises a double lendedfollp l8' having a 2 sliding jaw' 19 in either 'end thereof they" being instzilled in a like manner to that 1' 11st previously described endshown l11 Fig-' ures 5 and 6.

, t This-deyice us is obvious may be used for, v ;securely holding together two 'bor tlons of V the wearing apparel on a persons body and become very convenient for' such purpose.

' 1 I Having thus described my invention,

endjS iis shown fa still what I claim andrdesire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

v, "Aj strap buckle of the character described being substantially rectangular in plan View having. a straight horizontal bottom under a *portlon thereof, and an upper wall 1 humped centrally forming tWo downwardly :1ncl1ned lnner surfacesone convergmg t0- warfds the outer end ofthe bottom and the other serving to hold the overlapping ends havingunuppersurfuce parallel-with one of the inclined uppersurfaces of the buckle, means for manually operating the 1m? 1011- gitudinally of and in v constant engagement with the vbottom of the'lnrckle" whereby to optionallyirnpinge the free end ofthe strap when drawn through the buckle, and y a bar transverse the openbottom at; the other fitness es? p 7 I S. C..BBONSON, Si Giro. "STEVENS;

BENGTQA; JOHNSON.

. f the strap closetogether, li jaw 

